AASHTO’s National Transportation Product Evaluation Program (NTPEP) Katheryn Malusky Associate Program Manager for NTPEP • • • • • What is NTPEP? Status of New Technical Committees Fall 2013 NTPEP Data Usage Survey Fall 2013 New Product Survey Results 2014 Annual NTPEP Meeting What is NTPEP? • Technical Service under Standing Committee on Highways (SCOH) • Product Evaluation and Audit Program By combined and collective resources, AASHTO state members can more efficiently perform laboratory and field testing on products used in the transportation system. • Source of Data Unbiased product data generated by laboratory test methods and field test deck evaluations adopted from national standards or developed by AASHTO members. Categories of NTPEP NTPEP Committee Maintenance Construction Traffic Safety 4 products 12 products 8 products Erosion Control Products Guardrail NTPEP Committee Elastomeric Bridge Bearing Pads Audit Reinforcing Steel Rebar WWR HDPE Pipe Geotextiles PVC Polypropylene Status of New Technical Committees • Warm Mix Additives Work plan balloted and passed in Fall 2013 RFP will be sent out to interested labs for conducting test evaluations Evaluations should begin in 3rd quarter of 2014 • Precast Concrete Products NTPEP is awaiting the results of two task forces formed under the AASHTO Subcommittee on Materials (SOM) to review document put together by both members from NTPEP and SOM • Guardrail Work plan balloted and passed in Fall 2013 RFP will be sent out to interested labs for conducting testing from samples collected during each audit Audits should begin in 2nd quarter of 2014 • Elastomeric Bridge Bearing Pads Work plan balloted and passed in Fall 2013 RFP will be sent out to interested labs for conducting testing from samples collected during each audit Audits should begin in 4th quarter of 2014 • Audits for Erosion Control Products Work plan balloted and passed in Fall 2013 Audits should begin by 4th quarter of 2014 Fall 2013 NTPEP Data Usage Survey • 44 states responded to survey • Results of this survey will be available on NTPEP website, www.ntpep.org this month Results will include contact information for each state The number of individuals who volunteer their time to NTPEP will also be listed on the NTPEP website Results will be in a new format, compared to previous years Fall 2013 New Product Survey Results Product Name Steel Reinforced Polyethylene Pipe Detectable Warnings (Truncated Domes) Timber Products Number of Number of Responses: responses: “My State would use “My State would not the test results for use the test results qualification of for qualification of these products.” these products.” 23 12 22 11 17 17 Portland Cement 24 12 Manhole Covers 17 18 Pipe Liners 20 14 • New Product Category Suggestions: Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Walls (Arizona DOT) Geogrids (Colorado DOT) Neoprene, foam or resilient bridge expansion joints, Electrical conduits (Plastic/steel) (Iowa DOT) Penetrating sealers for concrete, bridge deck water-proofing membrane systems (Maine DOT) Mastics (Minnesota DOT) Fiber Reinforcement for Concrete (South Carolina DOT) Liquid Anti-Strip Agents (North Carolina DOT) 2014 Annual NTPEP Meeting • May 18th-May 22nd, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC • Registration and meeting details can be accessed through NTPEP website, www.ntpep.org • A technical tour of TRI will be conducted on Tuesday (May 20th) afternoon • Each state who pays their annual NTPEP contribution is able to send one individual to the meeting, using the NTPEP scholarship for their state Questions/Comments/Concerns Katheryn Malusky AASHTO Phone: 202-624-3695 Email: [email protected]